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ForkLift - File Manager and FTP/SFTP/WebDAV/Amazon S3 client
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*** ForkLift 3 is currently not available in the Mac App Store. To avoid confusion we made ForkLift 2 free. If you purchased ForkLift 2 here and wish to upgrade to ForkLift 3 please visit our website for more information***

ForkLift is a robust and elegant Finder replacement and FTP + SFTP + WebDAV + Amazon s3 client, fully embracing the Apple methodology of bringing incredible power to a beautiful and easy-to-use, approachable interface, it also integrates multiple features you would normally buy in many separate applications. Batch Rename, App Deleter, Archive creation & management, powerful Folder Sync, and the ability to Split and Combine large files are all at your fingertips.

2.6.5

2.6.4

Apr 9, 2015

- Fixes the issue of slow loading directories that contain symlinks to network drives - Fixes some stability and performance issues- Fixes and issue with command+w closing the window instead of the current tab- Fixes an issue with FTP/TLS- Fixes numerous FTP issues- Fixes the date formats of Batch Rename- Fixes and issue with Favorites- Numerous other fixes and improvements

2.6.2

Aug 28, 2014

Fixes numerous compatibility issues

2.6.1

Apr 1, 2014

- Fixes some stability issues that caused crashes with certain FTP servers- Fixes an FTP issue that permissions/owner/group were not displaying correctly- Fixes a text encoding issue on some FTP servers- Fixes an issue the prevented the starting of the screensaver- Fixes connection issue with NetBSD SFTP servers- Numerous other fixes and improvements

2.5.5

Jun 6, 2013

- Folder sizes are not calculated automatically on network volumes- Fixes an issue with UTF8 encoded characters- Fixes an issue with AFP/SMB passwords- Fixes an issue with type-selection- You can activate a pane by clicking on an empty column (column view)- Fixes a glitch with the Get Info panel- Fixes a Webdav issue which could cause timeouts during transfers- Numerous other fixes and improvements

2.5.4

Jan 11, 2013

- Gesture based navigation is now activated by three-finger swipes- ForkLift now prevents system sleep during long transfers (Mountain Lion)- IBM AS400 compatibility improvements- Deselect all now works with "Keyboard selection" enabled- Fixed the issue of copying files bigger than 2GB to FAT32 volumes- Fixes an issue that could cause favorites to open at an incorrect path (last visited path)- Fixed default date format in multi-rename- Fixed a possibles crash while reorganising favorites- Fixed the rename issue of icon view on retina displays- Fixes a MIME type issue on Amazon S3 connections- Fixed a couple of UI glitches- Numerous other fixes and improvements

2.5.3

Aug 28, 2012

Fixes the issue that caused crash on startup on 10.7.x (Lion).Fixes the issue of the dock icon not opening a new window when clicked.

2.5.2

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-Fixed the issue of the "FXP copy to" command being always -disabled.-Volumes with nobrowse flag no longer appear under devices.-Fixes an issue of pemission errors during copy would not be reported.-Fixes some issues with FTP servers behind firewalls.-Fixes a scrollbar issue in column view.-Fixes the bug that prevented opening applications in column view by double-click.-Fixed "Make symlink" command for SFTP.-Fixes the issue of the path navigator not responding on Retina MBPs.-Fixed gesture support.-Fixes some filename encoding issues in the Sync engine.-Fixes the backspace key not working in icon view.-Fixes the drag and drop support in keyboard selection mode.-Fixes the "Invert selection" command.-Numerous other fixes and improvements

2.5.1

Jun 11, 2012

-Improved drag and drop in list view.-Added a "Rename" button to the toolbar.-Fixes the issue of zero length files not uploading to Amazon S3.-Fixes a possible crash while extracting archives.-Fixes a possible crash in disclosure view while generating preview.-Fixes a drag and drop issue in column view.-Fixes a possible crash when deleting applications.-Fixes a possible crash when splitting files.-Fixes an issue with "Apply to all" not taking effect.-Fixed "Open with other" in getinfo window.-Fixes an issue when copying files from a search result.-Fixes a possible crash in the multi rename module (regexp mode)-Added a workaround for the a API bug of Lion on Fat32 filesystems.-Fixed the file extension problem of recursive archives.-Numerous other fixes and improvements.

2.0.7

- Fixes an issue that caused ForkLift to hang on startup on El Capitan- Numerous other fixes and improvements

Customer Reviews

3.9 out of 5

62 Ratings

62 Ratings

Functional, reliable, but clumsy design & showing age

Nov 1, 2016

Rabitguy

This app has about all the features you’d really need in a file manager. The problem is that it feels dated and the the user interface is very clumsy compared to what I’m used to on other platforms like Altap Salamander (for Windows) and Krusader for (Linux/KDE).

I’ve been using this tool for quite a few months and have never really gotten a “feel” for it like others. For instance, instead of clicking a star to open one of the directory panels into a page, why not make it a drop down with font type set to 9pt. For this menu, make folders default to collapsed so I can stuff all my dozens of bookmarks into this nice small space.

That said, this tool does what it claims and works fine.

Functional, reliable, but clumsy design & showing age

Nov 1, 2016

Rabitguy

This app has about all the features you’d really need in a file manager. The problem is that it feels dated and the the user interface is very clumsy compared to what I’m used to on other platforms like Altap Salamander (for Windows) and Krusader for (Linux/KDE).

I’ve been using this tool for quite a few months and have never really gotten a “feel” for it like others. For instance, instead of clicking a star to open one of the directory panels into a page, why not make it a drop down with font type set to 9pt. For this menu, make folders default to collapsed so I can stuff all my dozens of bookmarks into this nice small space.

That said, this tool does what it claims and works fine.

Free Forklift 2 Deserves Some Love

Jun 3, 2017

3Files

Seriously, free Forklift 2 and BinaryNights deserves some love. Thanks to BinaryNights for making Forklift 2 available for FREE.

When I want/need a high performance FTP application, I use Yummy FTP Pro. And I pay for that without hesitation or regret.

If Forklift 2 isn’t a self-actualized FTP client and file manager that represents the full possibilities of the genre in the most elegant way possible, I still find it useful.

Mostly, I use Forklift to sync folders and USB drives. For that kind of task, Forklift functions like a user-friendly version of rsync. Less frequently, I use Forklift to view hidden files and folders. I find that more convenient than changing Finder settings to do the same thing. Forklift is also a secondary FTP client for me, and I have used it that way without problems. Compared to something like Filezilla, it looks more like a super model than outdated

It is quite a versatile application that can be a little complicated to understand, but you don’t have to understand everything to find useful ways of putting it to work.

Free Forklift 2 Deserves Some Love

Jun 3, 2017

3Files

Seriously, free Forklift 2 and BinaryNights deserves some love. Thanks to BinaryNights for making Forklift 2 available for FREE.

When I want/need a high performance FTP application, I use Yummy FTP Pro. And I pay for that without hesitation or regret.

If Forklift 2 isn’t a self-actualized FTP client and file manager that represents the full possibilities of the genre in the most elegant way possible, I still find it useful.

Mostly, I use Forklift to sync folders and USB drives. For that kind of task, Forklift functions like a user-friendly version of rsync. Less frequently, I use Forklift to view hidden files and folders. I find that more convenient than changing Finder settings to do the same thing. Forklift is also a secondary FTP client for me, and I have used it that way without problems. Compared to something like Filezilla, it looks more like a super model than outdated

It is quite a versatile application that can be a little complicated to understand, but you don’t have to understand everything to find useful ways of putting it to work.

Best app, would like latest version in App Store

Feb 2, 2018

Jesse Chan

This is one of the best apps ever. Use this app daily and rarely use Finder, anymore. I purchased ForkLift 2.x several years ago (now it is free). Would love to purchase the latest ForkLift 3.x, but in the App Store (even if it were a couple bucks more). Not sure why the developer doesn’t give us an option to purchase it in the official Apple App Store, and only allows purchasing on their own website. Please add to the App Store. I would like to purchase asap :)

Best app, would like latest version in App Store

Feb 2, 2018

Jesse Chan

This is one of the best apps ever. Use this app daily and rarely use Finder, anymore. I purchased ForkLift 2.x several years ago (now it is free). Would love to purchase the latest ForkLift 3.x, but in the App Store (even if it were a couple bucks more). Not sure why the developer doesn’t give us an option to purchase it in the official Apple App Store, and only allows purchasing on their own website. Please add to the App Store. I would like to purchase asap :)